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  2. Garden gnome - Wikipedia

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    The gnome was later given the name "Gnome Chompski" as a reference to Noam Chomsky and has appeared in the Valve Corporation games Left 4 Dead 2 and Half-Life: Alyx. In 2020 Gabe Newell partnered with Wētā Workshop and Rocket Lab to launch a real-life garden gnome into space. [18]

  3. Duende - Wikipedia

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    In Spanish, duende originated as a contraction of the phrase dueñ(o) de casa, effectively "master of the house", or alternatively, derived from some similar mythical being of the Visigoth or Swabian culture given its comparable looks with the “Tomte” of the Swedish language conceptualized as a mischievous spirit inhabiting a dwelling.

  4. Elemental - Wikipedia

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    Undine Rising From the Waters, by Chauncey Bradley Ives Rococo set of personification figurines of the Four Elements, 1760s, Chelsea porcelain. An elemental is a mythic supernatural being that is described in occult and alchemical works from around the time of the European Renaissance, and particularly elaborated in the 16th century works of Paracelsus.

  5. Nisse (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    A tomtenisse made of salt dough.A common Scandinavian Christmas decoration, 2004. Modern vision of a nisse, 2007. A nisse (Danish:, Norwegian: [ˈnɪ̂sːə]), tomte (Swedish: [ˈtɔ̂mːtɛ]), tomtenisse, or tonttu (Finnish:) is a household spirit from Nordic folklore which has always been described as a small human-like creature wearing a red cap and gray clothing, doing house and stable ...

  6. Goblin - Wikipedia

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    A goblin is a small, grotesque, monstrous humanoid creature that appears in the folklore of multiple European cultures. First attested in stories from the Middle Ages, they are ascribed conflicting abilities, temperaments, and appearances depending on the story and country of origin, ranging from mischievous household spirits to malicious, bestial thieves.

  7. GNOME - Wikipedia

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    GNOME 2 was released in June 2002 [59] [60] and was very similar to a conventional desktop interface, featuring a simple desktop in which users could interact with virtual objects such as windows, icons, and files. GNOME 2 started out with Sawfish as its default window manager, but later switched to Metacity in GNOME 2.2.

  8. Category:Gnomes - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to gnomes and their depictions. They are mythological creatures and diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and widely adopted by authors including those of modern fantasy literature.

  9. Swiss folklore - Wikipedia

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    Gnomes, earth spirits or elementals from the writings of the Swiss physician Paracelsus. [15] They are said to have caused the landslide that destroyed the Swiss village of Plurs in 1618. The villagers had become wealthy from a local gold mine created by the gnomes who poured liquid gold down into a vein for the benefit of humans. This newfound ...

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